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Explaining copyright with a drawing by Tim Marman

While obviously a bit of an oversimplification, I think Erik’s drawing really does a great job of capturing the base dynamics of how copyright works ( via Dan ).   Basically, anything in the left circle requires permission; anything in the middle...

Simultaneous Discovery and its impact on stealth mode by Tim Marman

We’ve talked a lot about the anti-stealth movement here and on the nextNY list, and the topic has resurfaced again recently thanks to Brad Burnham’s post about the advantages of being open . I noticed that, at least anecdotally, there was...

Free can make you a lot of money by Tim Marman

I’ve talked a bit in the past about the economics of free , and anyone who reads TechDirt knows that Mike Masnick has long been a proponent of these “new economics”. Mike recently gave an awesome presentation at mesh08 presentation called the The Infinite...

Being better than free when copies are ubiquitous by Tim Marman

The digital world fundamentally changes what a copy means for copyright. I wrote about this in the past from the legal perspective, suggesting an implied license to reproduce and a greater reliance on other rights. Kevin Kelly has a great post up about...

Friday Fun: Hillary's inner Flick by Tim Marman

Tim Lee on TechDirt discusses the copyright implications of this Slate video . The copyright discussion is interesting and worth revisiting next week, but I figured for this edition Friday Fun I'd share the video if you haven't already seen it. (It helps...

Scoble, Facebook and Data Ownership by Tim Marman

I've sort of ignored the whole Scoble/Facebook fiasco, with people arguing on both sides who "owns" the data. Jimmy Gutterman misses the point a bit , because Facebook has already opened up the social graph through the Facebook Platform API. What they...

When will the NFL Network standoff end? by Tim Marman

Like so many others , I was furious when I couldn't watch the Packers-Cowboys games a few weeks back. The NFL Network is only carried on satellite which is simply not an option for many of us in urban areas like NYC. For those who haven't been paying...

Why Notches isn't "Anti-Stealth" by Tim Marman

There's been a lot of discussion about being anti-stealth . A stealth startup is one that isn't telling anyone what they're building and being very protective about the idea. Anti-stealth is the polar opposite - broadcasting everything, from your long...

Professional bloggers get journalist rights by Tim Marman

On August 1st, a congressional panel voted to protect journalists from having to reveal their confidential sources, and explicitly included "professional bloggers" in the category ( via Lena ). This is definitely a step in the right direction. Ultimately...

Friday Fun: The perfect car for Manhattan? by Tim Marman

The perfect car for Manhattan - or just an extra from the Transformers movie? Syndicated from Loosely Coupled // Tim Marman's Weblog | Slashstar ( rss )
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